pgaulke60
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| You know you are an Audiophile when: Every time you have guest over for dinner, the evening ends after a few bottles of wine & bourbon in front of the audio system playing some of the most amazing versions of songs they heard all their life, and they sit there slack jawed in amaz... | |
| Record Cleaning Machines I highly suggest that you go and test drive these machines, if you have access to any. They all have different attributes and frankly different noise levels. Some are more manually intensive, others much more user friendly. Lots of consideratio... | |
| The Hardest Naturally Occurring Substance on Earth Hi All,The OP'er here. I thought I would try to summarize what I have gained from this discussion, and from the most excellent links provided by a couple of folks. It is been great reading, aside for the need of marital counseling. Though growi... | |
| The Hardest Naturally Occurring Substance on Earth @millercarbon Your post certainly progresses the context of this conversation. NOT, again. | |
| The Hardest Naturally Occurring Substance on Earth Do we need some marriage counseling here? If we get to the Jane Curtin-Chevy Chase banter, then I am definitely calling for a time out! :)So, the only way to check to see if one's stylus is at or nearing the end of life is to put in under a scope... | |
| The Hardest Naturally Occurring Substance on Earth Some of you all know each other way to well | |
| The Hardest Naturally Occurring Substance on Earth @uberwaltz Check out the tread about "Two Turntables. Why?" In that thread there are many folks who decide which turntable to play the LP on based on the condition of the LP. Poorer quality LPs are played on more affordable turntables and cart... | |
| Expanding questions about tubes in a preamp It has been argued to me that higher end audio component companies are making upfront decisions on the type and quality of the tubes in use. So, if you have a high end product line, one should expect that the high end line is using the top qualit... | |
| 1st SACD Purchase I'm only going through two channel stereo | |
| 1st SACD Purchase @cleeds What I was attempting to say is that it will play any format on the round disc we call a CD. Whether it is Blu-ray, DVD, SACD, CD-R, and DVD-Audio, it is still a round disc with a hole in the middle. So, no, I am not confused. I know ... | |
| 1st SACD Purchase @kren0006 Yes, great idea that I intend to follow-thru on. I have done A-B-C-D comparisons with LPs from High School, Redbook CDs from early days, remastered 45rpm/200gr vinyl, and digital streaming from Tidal. Now I can add SACD into the mix. ... | |
| 1st SACD Purchase @kren0006 I'm a McIntosh person. I purchased the MVP 901, which is a multi-function transport that plays audio & video discs. All kinds of formats, as long as they come on a compact disc format. The MVP 901 flows into my McIntosh 2600 PreA... | |
| 1st SACD Purchase @petg60 What does it mean when you note that it is a "hybrid"? | |
| Two Turntables? Why Thanks for all the contributions. @tom6897 Why do I ask? I have what I consider a good moving coil turntable & cartridge. Together they are over &10K. I know, I know, price isn't everything, but it sounds sweet to me. But I am going... | |
| Cool it! Fans & Cooling = Noise. Not a good idea. As long as their is space around the amp, all is good. My tubes put out some heat, but the manufacturer already knew that when they created the design. |